the first of its kind !!!!
Designed
to immerse the visitor into the incredible world of bats.
Take a tour through a bat-tastic exhibit where live bats fly
in a
simulated jungle environment, reversed in their day/night cycle.
In downtown Monteverde, Costa Rica,
on the way to the famous Monteverde Cloud
Forest Reserve
- 95 live bats free-flying in our huge
enclosure, designed to resemble the cloud forest at night
- Guided tour by professional guides takes
about 45 minutes
- The tour is both informative, educational
and entertaining, with a focus on biology and conservation
- Cleverly designed interpretive exhibits,
like our giant ears, huge bat heads, and bat skeleton.
- You will see at close range tropical
fruit-eating and nectar-feeding bats from the Monteverde area
- Our bats fly, eat, socialize, and even
give birth before your eyes
- The
enclosure is wired for sound, using high tech electronics, so you will
hear the bats echolocating and socializing through hidden
speakers.
- The latest discoveries in the field of bat
research are made available to our guides and thus to you
- Everyone loves our bats, including the
kids - they are cute, fuzzy, and cuddly little critters.
- Recommended by leading guide books -
Lonely Planet says the Bat Jungle is a "must see"
- Designed and managed by Dr. Richard LaVal,
well-known bat biologist and author
- Open 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM -
tel. (506)
2645-7701 -
fax (506) 2645-9999 - email - thebatjungle@gmail.com
LINKS
BAT JUNGLE PHOTO
ALBUM, with
new slide show
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QUICK TOUR OF BAT
JUNGLE - VIDEO
TESTIMONIALS
Bat-links
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Jungle on FACEBOOK
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The Bat Jungle Review in Trip
Advisor
Home-cooked
Meals and Delicious Pastries
